Care Worker Program
Entrance in April [2-year Program] Daytime, Men and Women: Up to 40 students
Because it's a profession at
the "core" of an aging society,
it will lead to care workers with
a strong sense of mission.
The care worker program nurtures care workers who support the daily lives of the elderly who have dementia or are confined to bed, persons with severe physical disabilities, persons with intellectual disabilities, and persons who are infirm.
We have formulated a curriculum that teaches students safe and assured care giving methods for always considering how to provide direct care in all aspects of daily life, including bathing, toilet use, changing clothes, meals, and transportation.
At the same time, through lectures on social welfare and the like, we cultivate a broad perspective for providing mental support.
We aim for care workers who learn these techniques and can have high-quality communication.
Professional Training College
To prospective students advancing to the
Care Worker Program
"Care work" was newly added
as a status of residence.
If you acquire care worker qualification,
you can work in Japan.
When an international student attempts to gain employment at a Japanese corporation after graduating college, one of the requirements for a working visa is for their "major" in school to be related to their "work" at the employer.
Therefore, there are many cases where they are deemed to have no "relationship" and the work visa is not permitted. You can see it is difficult to find employment in Japan.
However, as "care work" was newly added as a status of residence, if you aim to be a care worker in a professional college and then work as a care worker after graduation, there is zero chance that your major at school and your work at your employer will be deemed to have no "relationship." In regards to that, it is certainly easier to get a working visa.
Therefore, if you study hard at our college which has over 20 years of experience as a care worker training school and gain qualification as a care worker, you should be able to achieve your dream of working in Japan!
Example Curriculum
Example classes learned in practice
Our expansive curriculum will broaden your possibilities for the future.
Human dignity and independence
Care working is a job where you interact with many people.
To understand and support the users, we learn about the importance of maintaining a multi-faceted understanding and human dignity, as well as the necessity of supporting an independent and autonomous lifestyle.
Communication techniques
As the care worker's job significantly involves supporting others, students will understand the communication skill at the base of that work, and will also acquire techniques for forming relationships with the user, their family, and team members, which are essential in care giving workplaces.
Structure of the mind and body
Knowing the structure of the human mind and body is essential for care work.
Students learn about the structure and functions of the human body, as well as providing care service, points for safety, considerations from a psychological perspective, and more.
Understanding of society
Students learn about the big picture of our society as a whole, as well as the various systems for regulating and maintaining social living.
Students understand the structures of society in a more personal way, thus deepening their understanding from the perspective of members of society.
Techniques for daily life support
In order to reliably support the elderly or persons with disabilities in terms of daily life, students study what daily life means and learn about basic concepts of daily life support.
Furthermore, they also understand and learn about maintaining living environments.
Understanding of development and aging
As people get older, both their minds and their bodies change.
Students learn the basic knowledge regarding the psychology of aging and the characteristics of changes in bodily functions, knowledge necessary for persons involved in care work.
Example Class Schedule
Tuition
1Normal tuition
| Annual | Screening fee | Entrance fee | 1st semester tuition |
2nd semester tuition |
Total annual payment |
Total payment | Teaching materials cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1styear | 20,000 JPY | 200,000 JPY | 440,000 JPY | 440,000 JPY | 1,100,000 JPY | 1,980,000 JPY |
Approx. 134,000 JPY |
| 2ndyear | ─ | ─ | 440,000 JPY | 440,000 JPY | 880,000 JPY | Approx. 129,000 JPY |
* Teaching materials cost is an estimate for the textbooks, clothes for practicals, fees for practicals, and the like for 1 year. The amounts are the results for the previous academic year and are subject to change.
* Transportation fees involved in daily commuting and practicals are to be borne by the student.
2International scholarship system
In order to reduce the economic burden on international students as well as nurture capable human resources in the field of welfare, our college provides the following international student scholarship (S, A, B) systems for international students with outstanding grades.
- International
scholar
S Annual Screening fee Entrance fee 1st
semester tuition2nd
semester tuitionTotal
annual paymentTotal payment Teaching
materials cost1styear 20,000 JPY 0 JPY 0 JPY 0 JPY 20,000 JPY 20,000 JPY Approx.
134,000 JPY2ndyear ─ ─ 0 JPY 0 JPY 0 JPY Approx.
129,000 JPY
- International
scholar
A Annual Screening fee Entrance fee 1st
semester tuition2nd
semester tuitionTotal
annual paymentTotal payment Teaching
materials cost1styear 20,000 JPY 0 JPY 290,000 JPY 290,000 JPY 600,000 JPY 1,180,000
JPYApprox.
134,000 JPY2ndyear ─ ─ 290,000 JPY 290,000 JPY 580,000 JPY Approx.
129,000 JPY
- International
scholar
B Annual Screening fee Entrance fee 1st
semester tuition2nd
semester tuitionTotal
annual paymentTotal payment Teaching
materials cost1styear 20,000 JPY 0 JPY 390,000 JPY 390,000 JPY 800,000 JPY 1,580,000
JPYApprox.
134,000 JPY2ndyear ─ ─ 390,000 JPY 390,000 JPY 780,000 JPY Approx.
129,000 JPY
Criteria for Eligibility
Criteria for Eligibility I
The student must meet ALL of the following criteria.
(1) The student is 18 years old or older.
(2) The student has undergone 12 years of school education outside Japan.
Or, if the student graduated from a secondary education agency with 10 or 11 years, they have completed an agency designated as a "preparatory education course."
Also, no more than 5 years have passed since the student's last school graduation (the student is not older than 30 years old).
(3) The student has sufficient assets to cover their tuition and living costs while attending the college.
(4) The student's goal in studying abroad and their post-graduation career path are clear, and the student has a strong desire to acquire the knowledge and skill in a professional field.
Criteria for Eligibility II
The student must meet ONE of the following criteria.
(1) The student has undergone 6 months or more of Japanese language education at a Japanese language education organization certified by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education and announced by the Minister of Justice, and the student has Japanese proficiency equivalent to the N2 level of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test.
(2) The student has passed the N1 or N2 level of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test.
(3) The student has a score of 200 points or higher on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students [Japanese as a foreign language (total of reading comprehension / listening comprehension and listening-reading comprehension)].
(4) The student has undergone 1 year or more of education at an elementary school, junior high school, high school, junior college, or university in Japan.
Scholarship System
Shimane Prefecture Care Worker Schooling Funds Loan System
In this system, the student is loaned money for tuition and the like while they are attending a training facility such as a professional school, and if, after graduating, the student engages in work as a care worker for the specified time in Shimane Prefecture, they are granted exemption from returning a total of 1,280,000 JPY.
| Type of loan | Loan upper limit |
|---|---|
| Part equivalent to tuition | Within 50,000 JPY per month
(6 months paid together for 2 annual payments) |
| Funds for undergoing national qualification tests |
40,000 JPY/year x 2 years |
